Fence-post.



G. B. SMITH. I

FENCE POST. APPLIOATION FILED x0120, 1905.

atknmq .PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

NITED sm es PATENT orrron.

GEORGE B. SMITH, OF GALLATIN, MISSOURI.

' 'FE I flCE-POST- Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented. m efieoc.

Application filed Newman-20,1905. Serial No- 288,186. I

which the wires of the fence are securely fastened thereto and readily removed when required and the post firmly braced with the post next to it, whereby a erfect -fence of unusual strength and servlce is obtained Without adding materially to the cost of construction.

The invention consists in a fenceost constructed substantially as shown in t e drawing; and hereinafter described and claimed.

igure 1'- of the drawings is aperspective view of a fence-post constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a front elevation showing the reverse side of the osts to that illustrated in Fig. 1, the hinge bracebar being shown as connecting the two posts; Fig. 3, a horizontal cross-section through the post with the fence-wire connected thereto; ig. 4, a detail perspective view showing the up er ortion of the post.

n t e accomnanym' drawingls, A represents the post preferabi y of meta ,consisting of the two sides a I), connected by the web a,

whereby a double-channeled 0st is obtained provided with a diag thereof and the brac et ossessing both strength van lightness, :the ower portion of the -st, or that partwhich is to enter the 'groun being increasedin size, as indicated at eryealternate est-is on "brace-bar to be connected to the post following, the second post beingindicat'ed B in Fi 2 of the drawings, the ends ofoth bracear being hinged to brackets e brackets are removabl posts by bolts 9 and nuts connected to the st.

t the upper end ected to the the - provisions post B near its lower end, each pair-of osts,

as shown in Fi Q2 of the drawings 1 eing braced by the diagonalbrace-bar' with the exception of the two. posts betweenwhich the gate is hun The front edges of the-sides c' Ii of the fence-post are provided with a plurality of notches 't 7, respectively,' which notches are closetogether, so that any numberof fencewires may be used to increase or decrease the space between them as found desirable. The fence-wires, a's represented at D, engage the notches t j and-from their point otengage 'ment with the notches are drawn-into channel or space betweenthe sides a band a ainst the web 0 by. means of the channeled 0 amp E. The notches '1', jarejnot onthe.

same plane with the plane of the web a, so that when the fence wire is clean" drawnwagainst the web. a bend will e produced in the wire to hold it more securelyin 0st. The channeled form of the clamp E provides jaws m n, which more effectively press the Wire against the web 0 to give it the necessary bend or crimp.

The brackets ef maybe of any suitable construction, and in orderto increase or diminish the distance between the poststhe brackets are adjustable thereon, as well as enabling the brace-bar. C to adapt itself .to the. distance between the posts after said posts have been set in the ground. Any

or diminish their height with relation to the suitable means ma be employedfor render- -ing the brackets a justable, so as to increase may be provided resides in increasinglth'e] number of bolt-holes therei'nt;

It'is preferred that the brace-bar may be T shape in cross-section, comprising the two parts 0 p in Fig. 20f the drawings, so that strength with li htness is obtained and a perfect brace for t e post the result.

A fence-post constructed of metal with or securing the wires thereto in connection with the brace-bar provides a strong and durable (post in which .the fence wires are firmly. hel thereto and readily removed when required, and a fence constructed posts embodying the features herein Weill.

" the fence-wires and a channeled clamp for se Witnesses: curing the wires to the post, said post having described will be perfect in conibinin all-the I agonal brace hinged-Y t0 said bracket, sub- 10 essential features of a fence in durabi ity and stentially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. SMITH.

Hind Dig now fully described my invention, what I c aim is A channeled fence-post having notches for GEORGIA H. HAYNES, a lengitudinally-ad ustable bracket and a di- VIRG'IL YATES. 

